Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-27

Fossil and csmped again. This was the
night before the fight and there was not
the sign of an Indian around. Tarrsnt
said we would give up tn. clas... He
said he wanted TO ~ hzek before Tcinigy
raised, but t did not look like rain aud
we would not s5ree. He was twitted
with co-erjice and concluded that he
would 90 along and we continued our
| search. We fOlloWeda buffalo trail down
to Fossil and as soon as we crossed dis
covered two pony tracks. We noticed,
| too, that the brush alongside the trail
| had pulled out tufts of oats and rye, and
we knew we were close on TO them. We
sent back word 10 the main part of our
/ little army-I had seven or eight men as g
scouting party, the rest were behind
uGdCr Tarrant-and we received word
/ from TGrrsnt TO watch out behind and
before. One Of my little party was Esrly,
OF L2dOGjs. Denton Scott and BOWlin
we're others, We passed over q little
4 knoll anu around close 10 where there We're
Z whole tribe OF Indians, but they did nos
/ see us TOr we them. We turaed further
on to the Left, there say two ponies aud
soon after two squaTs. One Of the
squaWs had a brass kettle preparing
something. The other was Al AnadargO
squaT and had badly in her arms. Tar
rant, Leaning that Iadians were il the
brush, Kept his men out Of the way and let
Us 90 il alone. BoWlin and 1 concluded
to charge the camp. When We got within
SeveDty-hVe yards OF it the sqUaWs saw
US. Oae running down the creek, and the
one with the child rur directly towards
me I could have killed DC-h OF them and,
thinking o. the eight pgOp.e killed in one
my neighDOTs' families, l wonder | did
not. The Indians were alarmed and
sought shelter and cOnceslment. Tarrant
sent Denton, myself and two or
three others to 90 into the
brush and investigate. We had to
divide in small crowds. We went into
the thicket snd came to Q slough; BOWln
and two or three others rode across. Ii
Denton had crossed he might not have
been killed. but ne thought il too DOGGY.
lie suggested different route, which we
followed, and entering 4 thiCKet we soon
ssW evidences OF the presence OF Indians.
Bowlln and party had taken the left anG
we the right, ana that is what fooled Us.
We thought ne was ahead of Us and he
w&s, in fact, behind. Just as Denton and
l we're going down 8 small raVine ten or
twelve Indians fred on Us from the
thiCket. | heard the shots and looked Ct
Denton. He had raised his gun 20 shoot
but dropped it and fell on the ground
dead. His horse commenced grazing by
him. In q moment | received q severe
wound in the arm aud another bullet
struck the lock of my DutCn gun; tore off
he spring and knocked the stock against
the side IF my hesd with such force as 10
stun me-. You see my arm is still shat
tered and scared. TaTTant hesrd the
guns but never made move ID assist US.
He rad sent 6 handful of Us
10 LOOK for Indians, knowing well that il
we found them we weUld have to fight, and
if we did not our errand Tss fruitless.
AS soon as BOWlin heard the shooting he
rushed To our assistance, Gnd Scott cried
out that Denton was killed and Stout
wounded. Scott mad not sworn for some
time, but he cursed the stupidity that
broughl about the accident. l was bleed
ing pr0fuSely and Was weak, and BOWlin
said we had better 90 10 camp. We went
to where TarTant's command was. and on
the way Bowliu reached down aud picked
upa brass kettle that the Indians had
left, and dipping up water from the branch
poured il on my head. | think that saved
my life. Tarr&nt wanted to 90 back, but
the BOYS would not hear TO 1t. The In
dams mad fed in CONSERVATION, and We
picked up great deal IF plumber. Ket-
ties, buffalo robes, eighty head % horses,
and worlds Of corn which they had made
snt hid out in the thicket. We buried
Denton in the forks OF YOssel,
and l marked the place as l
III you and reColiecl.d it and found it
thirty eight years after. We also found
powder, lead and more salt than 8 mule
could pack, A Dulchman i'll our party
got zen head of horses that were stolen
from him previously and We were rich in
plumber aud sppils."
The old gentleman 1ecounted many
events Of the early days Of Texas. The
death Of Chitf Bowlee, the famous Chero-
kee; the pat played in these stirring
times by men whose names are part OF
The history OF Texas, and OF the struggles
and privations OF early settlers. From
me time MIR. Stout went 10 Red River
county in 1920, until 1912 he was always
under arms and ready to go ST g moments
notice In 1912, when the MeXiCans
threatened San Antonio, he wss called
out and started to the Alamo City. On the
way they were turned back and given or
ders TO be ready ct minutes notice to
march again, and since that date Mr..
Stout says, 81 have been q minute man
ever since"
CHIEF EOWLES.
"We did not do BOWles right" said
Mr.. Stout, "and I'll always regret it.
Bowles was the friend OF the white man.
In 1886 when the report got out that
Houston was whipped, some of the
Indians wanted to come and whip us.
Bowles dissented. He said while the
Indiars might whip the few white from
tlersmen, there were other white men,
and too many to attack. He thus
sverted a war. When Texas passed
q law providing that no colored
person could hold land, this applied
to the Cherokees. The Indians were
ordered 10 quit the country at an impOs-
sible time. When they explained they
could not, they were then told to give up
their guns. Rusk had demanded this
and BoRles was willing but his braves
rebelled and would not do it. The last
tight was on this account and poor Bowles
WAS killed st tAE beau of his people in
Wan Zandt .tkoHnty. Yes, we. done
BoWles wrong, said the old gentleman
reg#tfullA and the reporter moved on.